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I spent many years of my life as an economist and demographer. I was finally distracted by writing my novels and poetry. I'm enormously happy that was the case. I feel that with writing I have found my metier.

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Librettist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Calcutta
Found
Novels
Many
Finally
Feel
Spent
Feels
Case
Metier
Writing
Poetry
Enormously
Years
Novel
Life
Cases
Economist
Happy
Distracted

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